Today in Latin America

The injured miner, 15, was working on a conveyor belt separating coal from tailings when the blast happened. He was rushed to a local hospital where both his arms were amputated and he remains in critical condition.

The 14 miners were down a 60 meter deep shaft when the explosion occurred and are now thought to be trapped some 50 meters underground. It was reported by Spanish language media that the mine is owned by the company BINSA.

A mine employee was lowered down a narrow shaft in an attempt to evaluate the conditions for a possible rescue of the miners, as emergency crews and public officials gathered around the pit of the mine. By mid-afternoon yesterday it was still unclear the condition of the trapped miners.

The United Nations body that promotes the integration of developing countries into the world economy today advised Guatemala to strengthen governance and improve the performance of it public institutions to attract more foreign direct investment.

The second black box was recovered Tuesday from the undersea wreckage of the Air France flight that crashed in June 2009, and may provide cockpit recordings explaining the cause of the crash that killed all 228 people aboard.